Le 11 juin 2020, le Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières (le « BSIF ») a mis à jour sa FAQ relative à la COVID-19 afin d’aborder la restriction sur l’augmentation des dividendes applicable aux institutions de...more
On June 11, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) updated its COVID-19 FAQs to address the dividend increase restriction applicable to federally regulated deposit-taking institutions and...more
On May 1, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s prudential banking regulator, issued guidance on the use of internal capital buffers by small and medium-sized banks (SMS Banks) and...more
Key changes marking a significant shift in the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s (FCAC) enforcement powers and mandate came into force on April 30, 2020. Financial institutions will need to recalibrate their reputation...more
On April 9, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced further measures to support the financial and operational resilience of Canada’s federally regulated financial institutions as they...more
On April 4, 2020, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) announced new measures aimed at alleviating the impact of COVID-19 on the global banking system. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial...more
On March 27, 2020, and March 30, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) announced additional measures to support the financial and operational resilience of federally regulated financial...more
At close of business on March 13, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s prudential regulator, announced several actions to support the stability of the Canadian financial system in...more
On December 5, 2019, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released the final version of the updated Guideline B-6: Liquidity Principles (Guideline). The Guideline applies to banks and federally...more
On March 19, 2019, the Government of Canada released its 2019 budget plan (2019 Budget) before the federal election later this year. The 2019 Budget includes several proposals that impact federally regulated financial...more
In 2018, financial institutions in Canada witnessed yet another year of significant expansion in legislation and regulatory guidance impacting their operations....more
The Department of Finance is requesting input from the public and other stakeholders on a consultation paper entitled A Review into the Merits of Open Banking (Consultation Paper). The Consultation Paper seeks to affirm...more
On September 18, 2018, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released the final version of its revised Corporate Governance Guideline (Revised CG Guideline), following consultations in late 2017....more
2017 marked another year of prodigious development of legislation and regulatory guidance impacting federal financial institutions in Canada.
The new wave of initiatives in 2017 included the second stage of the...more
2/8/2018
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In November 2017, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released for public comment a revised draft of its Corporate Governance Guideline (CG Guideline). The proposed revisions follow...more
On August 11, 2017, Canada’s Department of Finance (Finance Canada) launched the second stage of its consultation process to review the legislative and regulatory framework of the federal financial sector, by releasing its...more
On June 30, 2017, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) issued an advisory (Advisory) regarding the Bank Act (Canada) restrictions on the use of the words “bank”, “banker” and “banking” and...more
The regulation of federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs) continued intensifying in 2016 with a new wave of legislative and regulatory initiatives impacting mortgage lending, the bank resolution regime, the life...more
1/19/2017
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On December 21, 2016, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), released for comment a new draft Guideline E-23 on enterprise-wide model risk management (Guideline). The draft Guideline aims to...more
On October 20, 2016, an Ontario member of provincial parliament introduced Bill 47, Protecting Rewards Points Act (Consumer Protection Amendment), 2016 (Bill). The Bill’s purpose is primarily to prohibit the expiry of rewards...more
Finance Minister William Morneau tabled his first budget on March 22, 2016 (Budget). Several proposals in the Budget will be of interest to financial services clients, including proposals for a consumer protection framework...more
Financial institutions in Canada witnessed yet another year of significant growth in legislation and regulatory guidance impacting their operations, while the financial marketplace is continuing to adapt to the impact of...more
1/21/2016
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On August 20, 2015, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released Draft Guideline E-21: Operational Risk Management (Draft Guideline) for comments. With the Draft Guideline, OSFI aims to provide a...more